{"id":32586112,"date":"2026-11-13T10:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/tejas-mk1a-first-delivery-iaf-january-2027-aero-india-theprint\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:06:01","slug":"tejas-mk1a-first-delivery-iaf-january-2027-aero-india-theprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/tejas-mk1a-first-delivery-iaf-january-2027-aero-india-theprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Tejas Mk1A: First Jet May Reach IAF in January, ThePrint Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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Almost three years later, the IAF may finally get one in January 2027, just weeks before India&rsquo;s biggest air show opens in Bengaluru. That is the claim of an exclusive report published by ThePrint on Friday 13 November 2026.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to ThePrint&rsquo;s defence correspondent Bhaswar Kumar, sources say the first one or two production jets could be handed over in January, ahead of Aero India 2027. The report has not been confirmed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Ministry of Defence or the IAF, so for now it is a single-source story, and a cautious one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Report:<\/strong> ThePrint exclusive, Friday 13 November 2026 (single source)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Claim:<\/strong> First one or two Tejas Mk1A could be handed to the IAF in January 2027, if everything goes to plan<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Status:<\/strong> Not confirmed by HAL, the Ministry of Defence or the IAF<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Original target:<\/strong> First delivery due February 2024<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Engine:<\/strong> One GE F404-IN20; 14 of 99 delivered by September 2026, per ThePrint<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Radar:<\/strong> ELTA EL\/M-2052 AESA on the first 83 jets, per ThePrint; some functions still pending<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>On order:<\/strong> 83 (February 2021) plus 97 (September 2025, Rs 62,370 crore)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aero India 2027:<\/strong> 8 to 12 February 2027, Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What ThePrint reports<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>ThePrint quotes a company source saying the programme appears to be on the cusp of meeting certain major requirements. Two requirements are still pending, the report says, including some functions linked to the jet&rsquo;s Israeli-origin radar. Software and integration problems are being fixed, and the IAF may accept some concessions that would then be closed out after the first one or two jets are handed over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;If everything goes to plan, the first one or two jets could be handed over in January itself&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Unnamed source<\/strong> &mdash; Quoted by ThePrint, 13 November 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The radar in question is the ELTA EL\/M-2052 active electronically scanned array. ThePrint reports that HAL decided in 2025 to fit all 83 jets of the first batch with the Israeli set rather than DRDO&rsquo;s home-grown Uttam AESA radar, because certifying Uttam was taking too long. That choice has its critics: on 9 November, Livefist published a story in which a former IAF chief called HAL&rsquo;s bypassing of Uttam a bad decision.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/tejas-mk1a-four-jets-parked-aero-india-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Four HAL Tejas Mk1A fighters parked in a line on the apron at Aero India 2025\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Four Tejas Mk1A fighters lined up at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru. The airframes have been flying for years; formal delivery to the IAF has not yet happened. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tejas_MK1A_parked_at_Aero_India_2025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Defence, Government of India \/ Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The engine that held everything up<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The single biggest cause of the delay sits outside India. Every Tejas Mk1A is powered by one General Electric F404-IN20 turbofan, and HAL ordered 99 of them from GE in 2021. Deliveries began years late. ThePrint reports that the first engine arrived only in March 2025, and that by September 2026 GE had shipped 14 of the 99.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The airframes were ready long before the engines. The first Mk1A, serial LA5033, made its maiden flight from HAL&rsquo;s Bengaluru facility on 28 March 2024, an 18-minute sortie. By February 2026, Business Standard was reporting that the type had completed its weapons trials and that five jets were ready for delivery. Afterburner described the strange result in June: <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/india-tejas-mk1a-30-fighters-grounded-ge-f404-engines-2026\/\">a line of finished fighters that the air force still could not take<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/tejas-mk1a-la5033-first-flight-bengaluru-2024.jpg\" alt=\"The first Tejas Mk1A, LA5033, lifting off from HAL Bengaluru on its maiden flight in March 2024\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The first Tejas Mk1A, LA5033, lifts off from HAL&rsquo;s Bengaluru facility on its 18-minute maiden flight on 28 March 2024. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:TEJAS_MK1A_first_flight.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government of India \/ Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">180 jets on order<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The scale of what is waiting explains why a single handover matters. The Ministry of Defence signed the first Mk1A contract with HAL on 3 February 2021, the opening day of Aero India 2021, for 83 aircraft: 73 single-seat Mk1A fighters and 10 twin-seat trainers. On 25 September 2025 it signed a second contract, worth Rs 62,370 crore, for 97 more, with deliveries of that batch expected from 2027-28.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The need is pressing. ThePrint notes the IAF is down to 29 active fighter squadrons against a sanctioned strength of 42, its lowest in six decades. The new Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, has named the Tejas Mk1A, the Tejas Mk2 and the AMCA stealth fighter, together with Indian sensors and weapons, as the force&rsquo;s highest priority. He set out that agenda in <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/iaf-chief-ashutosh-dixit-vayu-tejas-amca-first-address-2026\/\">his first address on 1 November<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9gta3vUE-w\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">ThePrint&rsquo;s video report on the delivery of the last Tejas Mk1 trainers, 16 years after the IAF ordered them, and what it means for the Mk1A.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A deadline with an audience<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Aero India 2027, the 16th edition of the show, runs from 8 to 12 February at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru. Handing over the first Mk1A before it opens would give HAL and the government a long-awaited success to put on the flight line in front of foreign delegations, after years of explaining slipped dates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The caveats are real. The January date depends, in ThePrint&rsquo;s own words, on everything going to plan, and the Mk1A delivery date has already moved many times since 2024. Engines still arrive slowly, the radar issues are not fully closed, and any concessions will have to be fixed afterwards. If the jet does arrive in January, it will be the start of a long climb towards 180 aircraft, not the end of the story.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: ThePrint, Business Standard, Livefist, Ministry of Defence (Government of India), Aero India 2027 announcements<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<p class=\"mf-photo-credits\" data-no-translation style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;margin:6px 0 18px\">Header photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tejas_MK1A_taking_off_at_Aero_India_2025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Defence, Government of India \/ Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>When will the first Tejas Mk1A be delivered to the IAF?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">According to an exclusive ThePrint report of 13 November 2026, the first one or two Tejas Mk1A jets could be handed to the Indian Air Force in January 2027, ahead of Aero India 2027, if everything goes to plan. HAL, the Ministry of Defence and the IAF have not confirmed the date.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why has the Tejas Mk1A been delayed?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The biggest cause is late delivery of General Electric F404-IN20 engines. ThePrint reports the first engine arrived only in March 2025 and that GE had shipped 14 of 99 by September 2026. Remaining software and integration work, including some functions of the Israeli-origin radar, has also slowed the handover.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many Tejas Mk1A has India ordered?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">India has ordered 180 Tejas Mk1A-standard aircraft from HAL. The first contract, signed on 3 February 2021, covered 83 jets: 73 single-seat Mk1A fighters and 10 trainers. A second contract worth Rs 62,370 crore for 97 more was signed on 25 September 2025.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which engine powers the Tejas Mk1A?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Tejas Mk1A is a single-engine fighter powered by one General Electric F404-IN20 afterburning turbofan. HAL ordered 99 of these engines from GE in 2021, but deliveries began years late, which is the main reason finished Mk1A airframes could not be handed over to the Indian Air Force.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which radar does the Tejas Mk1A use?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">ThePrint reports that HAL decided in 2025 to fit all 83 first-batch Tejas Mk1A jets with the Israeli ELTA EL\/M-2052 AESA radar instead of DRDO&rsquo;s Uttam radar, because Uttam certification was taking too long. Some radar-linked functions were still pending in November 2026.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When is Aero India 2027?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Aero India 2027, the 16th edition of India&rsquo;s biggest aerospace show, takes place from 8 to 12 February 2027 at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru. ThePrint reports the first Tejas Mk1A handover could happen in January, shortly before the show opens.<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When will the first Tejas Mk1A be delivered to the IAF?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"According to an exclusive ThePrint report of 13 November 2026, the first one or two Tejas Mk1A jets could be handed to the Indian Air Force in January 2027, ahead of Aero India 2027, if everything goes to plan. 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